diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a685241..32b9569 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,4 +17,24 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <!-- Build an executable JAR -->
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+                            <classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
+                            <mainClass>linux.general.hackyquizbot.Main</mainClass>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
 </project>
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